America is Hungry
A recent Editorial in New York Times has the latest news on Hunger in America. It is a sobering read. For those of us who consider ourselves pro life we need to...
Author: Fr. Peter
Patches Kennedy Gone
“Well another one bites the dust.” The words to that old song ring true. Patrick Kennedy will announce on Sunday that he will not seek another term ...
Captain Phil Harris RIP
For those of you who read this blog on a regular basis know I am a big fan of reality TV. Well one of the greats has passed on. Captain Phil Harris of the F/V C...
WH Press Secretary Gibbs (Fool)
Yesterday, I posted about how foolish Sarah Palin looked as she poked fun at the President of the United States during her Tea Party Speech. Well at a press con...
Roman Catholic and Orthodox differences on Original Sin
Thanks to Fr. Ernesto for this comparison. I get this question about once a week so I am glad he posted it and now I share it with all of you. Roman Catholic su...
Tea Party Convention
For those of you who think I should not talk about politics you might want to skip this post. You have been warned. So this past weekend former Alaska Governor ...
Blessed are You…
Those three words begin each stanza of what has come to be called the Beatitudes. In our Orthodox Liturgy we recite these each time we celebrate the Divine Litu...
OCA Holy Synod members share human rights concerns with US congressmen
WASHINGTON, DC [OCA] — A variety of issues affecting traditionally Orthodox Christian lands — among them, the situation of the Ecumenical Patriarcha...
St. Columba of Iona Orthodox Monastery
For the past few months I have been working with others, on the establishment of an Orthodox Monastery here in Central Massachusetts. Monasticism is a very impo...
3 February ~ St. Werburga
Also know as Werburgh, Wereburga, Wereburg, Verbourg. Benedictine, patroness of Chester, Abbess of Weedon, Trentham, Hanbury, Minster in Sheppy, and Ely, born i...